Subject: NetBSD 1.4.3 On Sparcstation 2
To: None <port-sparc@netbsd.org>
From: Lloyd I Freese Jr <dwarf@Op.Net>
List: port-sparc
Date: 11/27/2000 13:34:26
Hello,
First off, I'm a complete newbie to Sun hardware. I do have some 
experience with NetBSD though.
I just got my hands on a Sparcstation 2 and I'm trying to get NetBSD 
1.4.3 working on it. I was able to install it using the boot floppies 
but I can't get it to boot (it did boot with SunOS). When it tries to 
boot it says:

checksum bd006d42 != 3a5a8103
trying to boot anyway
instruction access exception

I made the changes to Open Boot (I think that's what it's called) 
that are mentioned in the FAQ. Also, NetBSD's root partition is the 
same as SunOS's was (reformatted of course).

Any help would be most welcome.

Thanks,
Lloyd
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